Climate change impacts terrorist activity, study finds
Changing weather patterns induced by climate change are contributing to shifts in the location of terrorist activity, according to new research.
Changing weather patterns induced by climate change are contributing to shifts in the location of terrorist activity, according to new research.
Political science
Apr 4, 2024
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As the days grow longer and the air warms up, nature is bursting back to life. Even before their leaves return, trees produce delicate, fuzzy structures known as catkins. These tiny, downy threads, often described as kitten ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 2, 2024
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Climate change is making giant heat waves crawl slower across the globe and they are baking more people for a longer time with higher temperatures over larger areas, a new study finds.
Environment
Mar 30, 2024
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The interaction between the oceans and the atmosphere plays a vital role in shaping the Earth's climate. Changing sea surface temperatures can heat or cool the atmosphere, and changes in the atmosphere can do the same to ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 28, 2024
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A new study led by Michigan State University researcher Peter Williams sheds light on the profound influence of deep geographic isolation on the evolution of mammals. Published in Nature Communications, the research reveals ...
Evolution
Mar 28, 2024
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For most people, reading about the difference between a global average temperature rise of 1.5 C versus 2 C doesn't conjure up a clear image of how their daily lives will actually be affected. So, researchers at MIT have ...
Environment
Mar 21, 2024
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Arctic sea ice is shrinking as the world continues to warm, and a new study led by researchers at Penn State may provide a better understanding of how the loss of this ice may impact daily weather in the middle latitudes, ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 11, 2024
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Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have used numerical simulations to show how conditions on land impact weather during Asian summer monsoons. Focusing on the Tibetan plateau, they studied how varied land conditions ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 11, 2024
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For the second consecutive year, ice cover on the Great Lakes remains significantly below average for this time of year, which typically sees the peak of ice cover at levels around 53%. As of February 11, total ice coverage ...
Environment
Mar 4, 2024
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Scientists from the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) have discovered that increased meltwater in the North Atlantic can trigger a chain of events leading to hotter and drier European summers.
Earth Sciences
Feb 28, 2024
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